FRANCHISE ANALYZER

Gateway Cigar Store/Newstands

David Goldman and Michael Aychental formed the Gateway company in 1983, and immediately began selling franchises of their little newsstand/snack shops. Gateway specializes in “impulse buy” items, or those little things that people buy on their way to board a plane or in a checkout lane. There are now more than 300 owner operated Gateway franchises in Canada and the U.S.